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How about that!? Impressive tennis records

Developing tennis skills and having fun is what the ANZ Tennis Hot Shots program is all about. By signing your child up to participate, you are giving them a great opportunity to be involved in a rewarding sport.

As they learn to hit a backhand and work on their serve, who knows exactly where their tennis journey will take them?

For these pros, their journey has seen them set some impressive world records:

Fastest serve

Tennis pros have some serious power behind their serves – and these players are the fastest:

Australian Sam Groth holds the world record for the fastest serve, hitting a 263 kilometres/hour bomb in 2012.

Canadian Milos Raonic is the fastest server currently in the world’s top 10. His best is 250 kilometres/hour.

German Sabine Lisicki holds the record for women with a 210.8 kilometres/hour serve in 2014. Venus Williams is the next fastest with a 207.6 kilometres/hour serve at the US Open in 2007.

Most aces

Bam! There is no denying it feels good to serve down an ace – as these players certainly know:

The record for most aces served in a match is 113 by American John Isner at Wimbledon 2010.